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Society is a madhouse whose wardens are the officials and the police.
Society is a madhouse whose wardens are the officials and the police.
The Universe has as many different centers as there are living beings in it.
The Universe has as many different centers as there are living beings in it.
The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic, and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it read more
The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic, and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant, and kind. Failure makes people bitter and cruel.
Science is facts. Just as houses are made of stones, so science is made of facts. But a pile of read more
Science is facts. Just as houses are made of stones, so science is made of facts. But a pile of stones is not a house and a collection of facts is not necessarily science.
The present is saturated with the past and pregnant with the future.
The present is saturated with the past and pregnant with the future.
In most instances, all an argument proves is that two people are present.
In most instances, all an argument proves is that two people are present.
Wherever we find orderly, stable systems in Nature, we find that they are hierarchically structured, for the simple reason that read more
Wherever we find orderly, stable systems in Nature, we find that they are hierarchically structured, for the simple reason that without such structuring of complex systems into sub-assemblies, there could be no order and stability- except the order of a dead universe filled with a uniformly distributed gas.
The unpredictability inherent in human affairs is due largely to the fact that the by-products of a human process are read more
The unpredictability inherent in human affairs is due largely to the fact that the by-products of a human process are more fateful than the product.
It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
